Besleria comosa C.V.Morton

  • Filed As

    Gesneriaceae
    Besleria comosa C.V.Morton

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Clark 8289 with Katzenstein, J., 24 Jun 2003

  • Location

    Ecuador. Pastaza. Pastaza (Canton). Parroquia: Veracruz. La Esperanza (Siguin); Finca Salina (de Hilda Perez). Km 14 on the Puyo-Macas road.

  • Habitat

    Premontane wet forest.

  • Description

    Multiple branched shrub, 1 m tall. Stems slender and woody. Calyx lobes green. Corolla orange and tubular; basally ventricose. Fruit a red globose berry.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Photo

  • Specimen Notes

    US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2609295

    Occurrence ID: e8545129-2544-4838-9607-d0cace9ac991

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Gesneriaceae

  • All Determinations

    Besleria comosa C.V.Morton
    Note: Det. by: Clark, J.L. (UNA), 2008

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Pastaza

  • County/Municipio

    Pastaza (Canton)

  • Locality

    Parroquia: Veracruz. La Esperanza (Siguin); Finca Salina (de Hilda Perez). Km 14 on the Puyo-Macas road.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 - 800 m. (3281 - 2625 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -1.5444, -77.8981

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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The New York Botanical Garden
Gesneriaceae
Besleria comosa C.V.Morton
J. L. Clark 8289
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Plants of Ecuador
Gesneriaceae
Besleria
Provincia: Pastaza. Cantón: Puyo. Parroquia: Veracruz. La Esperanza
(Siguin); Finca Salina (de Hilda Perez). Km 14 on the Puyo-Macas road.
Elevation: 800-1000 m. 0r32’40"S 077°53’53"W. Premontane wet
forest. Multiple branched shrub, 1 m tall. Stems slender and woody.
Calyx lobes green. Corolla orange and tubular; basally ventricose. Fruit
a red globose berry. Photographs of this collection are in the
Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
J.L. Clark 8289	24 Jun 2003
With: J. Katzenstein
Collected under the auspices of the Department of Systematic Biology-Botany
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
02609295